Fiber-treating device



H. M. DUDLEY.

FIBER TREATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY19. 1918.

1,310,522. Patented July 22, 1919.

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HOWARD M. DUDLEY, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FIBER-TREATING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1919.

Application filed July 19, 1918. Serial No. 245,633.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD M. DUDLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fiber-Treating Devices, of which the following is a-full, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates to dyeing devices and refers, particularly to devices suitable for the dyeing or treating with liquids of wound fiber forms, such as warp balls, cops, etc.

The successful dyeing of wound fibers is dependent upon the equal and uniform passage of the dye-liquor through the wound fiber mass and my inventioipresents a device whereby this may be readily and economically accomplished.

In the dyeing of fiber forms of the above.

character, when the dyeing liquid is forced inwardly and outwardly through the forms, the force of the liquid expands or compresses the forms. If these forms are compressed between fixed members and the liquid forced through them, those portions of the fiber in proximity to the compressing members will be retamed from expansion, while other portions of the fiber will be allowed to expand, thus causing uneven actions of the liquid upon different portions of the mass.

One of the objects of my invention is a foraminous device around which the fiber is wound.

Another object of my invention is a device in which the dyeing liquid may be caused to pass evenly and uniformly through the device upon which the fiber is wound, and hence evenly and uniformly through the fiber wound thereon.

Another object of my invention is a foraminous device upon which the fiber is wound and which will allow the compression of a series of such wound fibers and the uniform passage of a liquid therethrough.

Another object of my invention is a device in which the wound fiber after compression will be held in a fixed position free from disturbance during the passage of the liquid therethrough.

Anothereobject of my invention is a device in which the-wound fiber is compressed between movable members allowin of equal expansion and compression'of al parts of the fiber mass.

These and other objects of my invention will be evident upon a consideration of the specification and drawings. v

As each individual warp ball, cop or similar form contains only a limited length of fiber, it is essential that a number of such forms be treated simultaneously in order that the operation may be economical, and

as the passage of a liquid through such a My invention discloses a device whereby these advantageous results may be obtained, and comprises broadly a foraminous spindle with compressible and extensible sides, within which spindle is a hollow foraminous core capable of evenly difiusing a liquid through the foraminous spindle.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating one form of my device, similar parts are designated by similar numerals. 4

Figure 1 is a vertical cross-section of one form of my device inclosed in a dyeing receptacle.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of my device with the fiber wound thereon.

Fig. 3 is a section through the line 3-3 of Fig. 4 showing two foraminous spindles and cores. I F Fig. 4 is a section through the line 44 of Fig; 5 is a fragmental development of Fig. 4 looking in the direction of the ar- -row 5.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of one of the end plates.

Fig. rods of the spindle.

Fig. 8 is a broken top plan view of the leaves of the device in closed position.

, Fig. 9 is a top plan view of Fig. 7.

Fig. 10 is a top plan view of one of the rods of the spindle, showing the two por tions thereof in locked position.

The particular form of the spindle of my device, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, comprises a series of spiral springs 10, 10 passing through openings 11, 11 in a series of extended members, or bars, 12, 12, the holes 11, 11 being sufficiently large to allow of the free movement of the 7 is a side plan view of one of the spiral spring 10 therethrough. The bars 12,

50, 50 to prevent the bars from sliding to-' ward each other into positions less than the length of the members 50, 50, the object of the members 50, 50 being to prevent the bars 12, 12 from sliding together and thus causing a collapse of the spindle.

The core of the device as illustrated, comprises a hollow foraminous member 13 formed by a series of inwardly and outwardly extended angular members having vertical openings 14, 14 upon one side thereof and horizontal openings 15, 15 upon the other side thereof.

The method of arranging the spindles and cores, and of passing a liquid through them in reverse directions, is shown in Fig. 1. This device comprises a dyeing chamber 16 formed by the hollow cylindrical member 17, having the flanges 18 and 19. The flange 19 is attached to the flange 20 of the bottom 21 by means of the screw bolts 22, 22. The bottom 21 is connected by means of the pipe 23 to a source of liquid supply and is also connected to the drain pipe 24, carrying the valve 25. The flange 18 is movably connected to the flange 26 of the top 27, by means of the wing-screw bolts 28, 28, which pass through an opening in the flange 26 and thread within an opening in the flange 18. A pipe 29 connects the top 27 with a source of liquid supply. The top 27 has an annular partition 30 which is extended inwardly into the stepped member 31, 32, 33. The annular hollow step 31 forms a tubular opening 34. The step 32 has two inwardly extended members 35 and 36 spaced from each other and forming a recess 37. The top 27 also contains an extended annular member 80 capable of close engagement with the inner face of the tubular member 17 and slidable thereon.

Integral with the lower portion of the interior of the cylinder 17 is an annular member 38 supported on the member 17 by the supporting members 39, 39. The member 38 has the two inwardly extended members '40 and 41 spaced from each other and forming the recess 42.

Over the upper face of the member 38 is a plate 51, having openings 52, 52. Movable over the upper face of the plate 51 is a series of members 53, 53, each carrying the segmental members, or leaves, 54, 54, 55, 55, the ends of which are beveled and pass over the corresponding leaves of the adjacent member 53. The extension 56 of the member 53 slides over the upper face of the plate 51, and the extension :57 of the member 53 allows of the placement of a fiber form 100 placement under the step 33 in the upper v portion of the device.

As the members 53, 53 are forced outwardly, the leaves 54, 54v will slide over each other, as will the leaves 55, 55. As the extremities of the leaves 54, 54 are forced outwardly, they will abut upon the extremities of the leaves 55, 55,,thus forming a tight joint as shown in Fig. 8.

A series of rods .62, 62, having the turn buckles 63, 63, pass through the openings in the plates 51, 51 and can be employed for moving said plates and compressing the fiber between them.

It is evident from the above that the entire fiber mass will move equally inwardly and outwardly with the pressure of liquid passed through it, as the members 53, 53, 53, 53, between which the fiber is compressed, will slide over the plates 51, 51.

The operation of the device is as follows A core is placed within the dyeing receptacle, the outer face of the lower portion of which abuts tightly upon the inner face of the member 51, forming a tight joint therewith. A series of spindles is wound with the fiber 100, and are placed in adjacent position to each other, the extended members 12, 12 of adjacent spindles being staggered with respect to each other, the members 53, 53, 53, 53 are placed upon the two ends, the plates 51, 51 areplaced upon the members 53, 53, 53, 53' and drawn together by means of the rods 62, 62 and the turn buckles 63, 63 until the desired compression is obtained. This device is then placed within the dyeing chamber and around the core 13, the lower extended members 12, 12 of the lower spindle being situated within the recess 42.

The top 27 is then placed in position, the upper extended members of the upper spindle being inserted within the recess 37. The top is then moved inwardly by means of the screw bolts 28, 28 until the member 33 rests upon the plate 51. A dye liquor is then forced through the pipe 23 and thus passes through the bottom 21, the dyeing chamber 16, 'the wound fiber 100, the

foraminous spindle into the interior of the foraminous core from which it passes through the tubular member 34 into the top 27 and through-the pipe 29 for continuous circulation.

If the flow of liquid be reversed, it will pass through the pipe 29 into the top 27 and thence through the tubular member 34 into the interior of the core 13 and thence outwardly through the foraminous core, the

foraminous spindle and the wound fiber into the receptacle 16 from which it passes through the bottom 21 and the pipe 23 for continuous circulation.

, It is to be noted that the construction of the foraminous core 13 is of such a characted as to allow the liquid passing there through to be impinged equally and evenly over the inner surface of the wound fibers and that the construction of the spindle is such as to allow this equal and uniform imping ing of the liquid to be unimpeded, thus allowing the circulation of the liquid to be even and uniform through all portions of the various wound fibers.

I do not limit myself to the particular size,

shape, number or arrangement of parts asdescribed and shown, all of which may be varied without goingbeyond the scope of my invention as described and claimed.

What I claim is 1. In a fiber treating device, in combinamembers capable of having fiber, wound thereon.

2. In a fiber treating device, in combination, a spindle comprising a series of spiral springs each carrying a series of spaced members capable of having fiber wound thereon and imperforate end members capable of abutment upon the fiber having a longitudinal movement over the spindle.

3. In a fiber treating device, in combination, a spindle comprising a series of spiral springs each carrying a series of spaced members capable of having fiber wound thereon and imperiorate end members capable of abutment upon the fiber having a longitudinal movement over the spindle and expansible movement with the spaced members.-

4. In a fiber treating device, in combination, a series of spaced members capable of having fiber wound thereon, spring means connecting the spaced members allowing of their "expansible movement and imperforate spindle and expansible movement with the spindles and abuttable segmental members carried by the end members forming a liquid impervious annular element at varying expanded positionsof the spaced members.

6. Ina fiber treating device, in combination, a series of spaced members capable of having filber wound thereon, means connecting the spaced members allowing of their expansible movement, imperforate end members capable of abutment upon the fiber having a longitudinal movement over the spin dle and expansible movement with the spindles, and imperforate members exterior of, and abuttable upon, the end members over which the end members are capable of slidable movement.

7. In a fiber treating device, in combination, a spindle comprising a series of spiral springs each carrying a series of spaced members capable of having fiber wound thereon, imperforate end members capable of abutment upon the fiber having a longitudinal movement over the spindle and means for compressing the fiber.

8. In a fiber treating device, in combination, a spindle comprising a series of spiral tion, a series of spaced members capable of having fiber wound thereon, means connecting the spaced members allowing of their expansible movement, imperforate end members capable of abutment upon the fiber having a longitudinal movement over the spin dle and expansible movement with the spindles and means for compressing the fiber.

10. In a fiber treating device, in combination, a series of spaced members capable of having fiber wound theron, means connecting the spaced members allowing of their expansible movement, imperforate end members capable of abutment upon the fiber hav ing a longitudinal movement over the spindle and expansible movement with the spindles, abuttable segmental members carried by the end members forming a liquid impervious annular element at varying expanded positions of the spaced members and means for moving the end members compressing the fiber 11. In a fiber treating device, in combination, a series of spaced members capable of having fiber wound thereon, means connecting the spaced members allowing of their expansible movement, imperforate end members capable of abutment upon the fiber exterior members with respect to each other having it longitudinal movement over the compressing the fiber.

spindle and expansible movement with the Signed at New York in the county of New 10 spindles, imperforate members exterior of, York and State of New York this 15 day and abutta-ble upon, the end members over of July, 1918.

which the end members are capable of slidablemovement, and means for moving the HO\VARD M. DUDLEY. 

